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With the recent storms devastating whole communities, members in the fandom communities have stepped up to help each other and others. I have two examples here.

Tricon is having a raffle. You can donate money through PayPal to WVFloodRelief@triconwv.com and for your donation you will entered to will some great prizes. You can win multiple prizes so the more you give the more you can win. The more you give the more tickets you get: $1 for one ticket, $5 for six tickets, $10 for fifteen tickets, and $20 for thirty tickets. Tricon will match each dollar raised through this.

Prizes up to win include various print from Todd Frazer, a copy of Goon Chinatown signed by Eric Powell, an original art page from She Hulk issue 38 page 14 signed by Steve Scott, DC Designer Series Catwoman Toy signed by Jae Lee and sculptor Jordan Matthews, two VIP passes to Tricon 2017, your choice of a single character commission from Rob Dumo, Todd Beistel, Tristan Kelly, or Nicholas Wentland; and you, someone of your choice, will be drawn into an upcoming Broken Icon Comic. You will receive ten copies of the comic.

The Grand Prize of the raffle is two VIP passes to Tricon 2017, an exclusive shirt and badge, plus cash to spend at the show and a set of books to get signed at the show.

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On Saturday July 9th from 10am to midnight at the South Charleston First Church of Nazarene CharCon is running a Flood Relief Game Day.

It will be a day of lots of games and raising money funds for those who have been effected by the recent flooding.

They will be accepting donations, have concessions available, prizes to be given out, an auction, and possible other events. Billy Tackett is sending prints and original art as prizes. Stacey Parker is donating several prints as well.

If you know of anyone in the gamer community that was hurt by the flooding contact CharCon with the details.

For those looking for photo opportunities, you can get them with the con’s Ambassador of cosplay Harley Heartthrob, the Mandalorian Mercs Black Mountain Guard, the WV Ghost Busters with their 30ft Staypuff Marshmallow Man, a Supernatural themed Impala with a trunk load of weapons, and the actual shed used in Evil Dead 2.

For events they will have panels on cosplay, making your own comics, inking comics, and a Q&A about working for Image. A charity auction for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and a costume contest for cash prizes and medals. For the first time there will be gaming going on at the con. The Goblin Traders will be hosting Force of Will and Magic: The Gathering tournaments along with board game and Star Wars X-Wing minis demos starting at 11am. The Friday night before the con, they are having their 2nd annual Drink and Draw at Sharkeys. There will be live drawing from 8pm to Midnight.

Tickets are only $10 and free for kids 10 and under. They will also have for sell limited edition exclusive comic cover of Army of Darkness for sell.

This is con is just a must to see. Lots of good creators to meet, things to buy, people to meet, and things to do. All for a good price.

Con sponsor Jewel City Championship Wrestling is bringing in wrestler and Yoga master Diamond Dallas Page (and maybe Al Snow no confirmation on this yet though) and holding a wrestling show after the con at 7:30pm at the Fairfield East Community Center in Huntington.

There some special variant covers that will only be available at Tri-con this year. The first one is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #44 with a cover by Tommy Patterson, written by Tom Waltz, which other guests also worked on. One from Mark Kidwell’s 68 with the convention creators as zombie heads. Also a special one variant from Broken Icon, Eccentrix.

There will be four panels during the con: Making Cosplay Happen, TMNT with Paul Allor and Cory Smith, Independent Comics, and Horror From the Ground UP. There will of course also be the charity auction for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and Costume Contest.

On December 22, 2014 the house of Tom and Marnie Riddell caught fire and burned down. They lost their home, belongs, and Tom suffered serious burns as a result of this blaze. The two are active members of the local gaming community, cosplayers, con goers, and more. Marnie has also been named the first Ambassador of Cosplay at Tri-Con this year.

To help them out CharCon and friends are holding a game day to benefit them on Saturday February 7th at the Elk River church of Nazarene in Charleston. Things will start around 10am and go all day along.

They will have a variety of board games to play, Pathfinder sessions, Sparks Star Wars RPG, and more. Plus a game auction, door prizes, and concessions will be available.

There is no admission fee but they are taking donations. They are also taking games or game related items for use in the auction or as door prizes and donations for concessions, anything but baked goods. There is also a gofundme page for them to donate at as well. All the money goes to help the Riddell family.

Let the organizers know if you are going on the Facebook Event page, so they can figure out how much they need for concessions.

West Virginia’s largest fandom event, Tri State Comic Con (Tri-Con) will be May 31st this year at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington again.

One of the big names for this year is wrestling legend Mick Foley. A four-time world champ, two-time New York Times best-selling author, and a stand-up comic/spoken-word performer. He is also the author of the WWE’s new comic book. Another is fan favorite writer Gail Simone, with famous runs on Birds of Prey, Secret Six, Batgirl, and much more. This will be a regional exclusive appearance. Other new guests this are Chris Sprouse co-creator of Tom Strong, Pop Mhan, Jonathan Glapion, Heater Breckel of My Little Pony comic fame, and James Asmus. Previous guests Darryl Banks, Lora Innes, Mark Kidwell, Chad Lambart, Tommy Patterson, Beau Smith, Billy Tucci, and many other artists and comic creators.

“The Larrys” are Tri-Con’s new annual awards sponsored by the podcast In This Issue. There will be two awards this year, “Best in Comic” and “Best in Art.” The awards will be determined by In This Issue and a group of guest professionals. Creators may send in their creations for nomination. Winners will be announced at the con.

They are also looking for the biggest Tricon fan out there. E-mail them a 500-1000 word reason why you are Tricon’s biggest fan. They will select one fan and name them the Larry Hall of Fame Fan of 2014. They will receive a plaque during the show. So send in your submission and come to the con to see me win the plaque cause I have this in the bag. Photos may also be sent in.

Tickets are $10 for general admission, guest friendly package which gets you in thirty minutes early and exclusive print are $15, and still available are the VIP package which comes with exclusive prints, blank variant comic, buttons, t-shirt, and hour early access to show for $25. Kids under 10 get in free.

In addition other sites and shops at the con are the 501st Legion’s West Virginia Squad Corellia with two large props to take pictures with, steampunk accouterments Gears and Glass, toys, action figures, collectibles, games, cards, TeeMinus24 selling their limited edition t-shirts, and plenty of comic stores and sellers with everything from back issues to the latest trade paperbacks. I have heard rumors of appearances from the Cult of Skaro and a police box exhibit from Galifrey. Special note to WV comic stores and dealers from WV: C&C Comics, Geifer Games & Comics, Kat’s Comics, and Third Floor Comics and Collectibles.

Panels lined up for the con are “Mothman: The myth, the research and the graphic novel” by Chad Lambert, “The Art of Art” with a hand selected group of artists, “Talking with a Walker” with Kevin Galbraith, and “Writing the Relaunch” with Robert Venditti and Duane Swierczynski. The panels will be moderated by Ryan ‘Zip’ Zipperian from X1063.
The con’s costume contest is at 5pm and is offering a cash prize for first place and a prize package from the exhibitors and sponsors for the runner-up. A children’s division for those under 13 will also be held. Registration will be from 10am till 1pm and for a maximum of fifty entries.
There will also be a charity auction at 4pm to raise money for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. You can look at the con’s Auction page for some of the items already lined up. They will also have a special Doctor Who print, with the 11 Doctors and their own mascot done up as a doctor, each Doctor done by a different artist attending the con.

The convention will run from 10am-6pm. Passes are only $7 for all day, kids under 10 get in free. A special Guest Friendly Package for $10 comes with thirty minutes early access to the show floor are also available, but only ahead of time. You can already get a look at the program guide for the con online.

This is something for all kinds of nerds to show up for, not just comic book fans. Plenty of stuff to check out and a chance to meet all kinds of new people.